Paralegal Specialist: Contracts & Compliance Expert

The Dow Chemical Company; Midland, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dow Chemical Company in Midland (MI) is seeking a Paralegal Specialist to provide complex legal support across multiple practice areas. You will independently manage varied assignments involving multiple entities, stakeholders, and business considerations, applying legal knowledge and sound judgment.

This role focuses on contracts, governance, risk, and compliance, including intake, drafting, reviewing, redlining, amendments, and negotiations within authorized parameters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military equivalent and 5+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ years total experience.
• Substantive contract experience including drafting, revising, redlining, and negotiating within authorized parameters.
• Experience managing contract intake and processing and escalating issues when needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage assignments with initiative, accuracy, discretion, and sound judgment under limited supervision.
• Review incoming requests for completeness and potential risk; route matters per procedures.
• Identify risks and involve counsel for significant decisions; meet turnaround times.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and amend contract terms within authorized parameters; maintain records.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer and support continuous improvement within the legal team.

Job description

The Dow Chemical Company in Midland (MI) is seeking a Paralegal Specialist to provide complex legal support across multiple practice areas. You will independently manage varied assignments involving multiple entities, stakeholders, and business considerations, applying legal knowledge and sound judgment.

This role focuses on contracts, governance, risk, and compliance, including intake, drafting, reviewing, redlining, amendments, and negotiations within authorized parameters.